9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada

Ukraine Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
of the 9th convocation
8th Verkhovna Rada 10th Verkhovna Rada
Seat composition of the 9th Verkhovna Rada
Overview
Meeting placeVerkhovna Rada building
Term29 August 2019 (2019-08-29) –
Election2019 parliamentary election
GovernmentHoncharuk Government (until 4 March 2020)
Shmyhal Government (current)
Websiterada.gov.ua
Members
423 / 450
(since 29 August 2019)
ChairmanRuslan Stefanchuk
(from Servant of the People)
First Deputy ChairpersonOleksandr Kornienko
(from Servant of the People)
Second Deputy ChairpersonOlena Kondratiuk (from Batkivshchyna)
Party controlServant of the People
Sessions
1st29 August 2019 – 29 August 2019
2nd3 September 2019 – 17 January 2020
3rd4 February 2020 – 17 July 2020
4th1 September 2020 – 29 January 2021
5th2 February 2021 – 16 July 2021
6th7 September 2021 – 28 January 2022
7th1 February 2022 –

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 9th convocation (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада України IX скликання, Verkhovna Rada Ukrayiny IX sklykannia) is the current convocation of the legislative branch of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's unicameral parliament. The 9th convocation meets at the Verkhovna Rada building in Kyiv, having begun its term on 29 August 2019 following the last session of the 8th Verkhovna Rada.

The 9th Verkhovna Rada's composition is based upon the results of the 21 July 2019 parliamentary election, which took place three months after the second round of the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. Ukraine's head of state during the parliament's term is President Volodymyr Zelensky. Eleven parties were represented in the Verkhovna Rada, although only five of them surpassed the mandatory five percent election threshold to gain representation based on the proportional representation system.

About 80 percent of the members of parliament of this convocation were new to parliament; 83 deputies managed to get re-elected from the previous parliament and 13 deputies from earlier convocations. All deputies from the biggest party with 254 seats, Servant of the People, were political newcomers. 61 percent of the new MPs had never before been engaged in politics.

A total of 27 constituencies were not elected due to various crises taking place in the country. A total of 10 constituencies in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and two in the City of Sevastopol were not elected due to the 2014 Crimean crisis and subsequent annexation of Crimea by Russia, while a further nine constituencies in Donetsk Oblast and six constituencies in Luhansk Oblast were not elected due to the ongoing War in Donbas. Elections in these regions can only take place after Ukraine re-establishes control over these territories.

Due to the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the activity of the largest opposition party, Opposition Platform — For Life, was suspended due to its alleged pro-Russian stance, for the duration of martial law.

Major legislation

  • 29 August 2019: Oleksiy Honcharuk is confirmed as prime minister with 290 votes in favor.
  • 3 September 2019: Immunity from prosecution for lawmakers is canceled; 373 votes in favor.
  • 4 February 2020: Bill to reduce the number of deputies from 450 to 300 is approved prior to a final vote to amend the constitution correspondingly; 236 votes in favor.
  • 4 March 2020: Denis Shmyhal is confirmed as prime minister with 291 votes in favor.
  • 31 March 2020: Bill on the land market, which makes it possible for citizens and legal entities to purchase agricultural land, is passed with 259 votes in favor.
  • 23 September 2021: Bill on "de-oligarchization" passed with 279 votes in favor.
  • 19 July 2021: MPs vote to approve the law on "national resistance" with 313 votes in favor.
  • 7 October 2021: MPs vote to dismiss Dmytro Razumkov from his position as chairman with 284 votes in favor. Razumkov was replaced by his first deputy Ruslan Stefanchuk (also from Servant of the People) a day later.

Leadership

Leadership (August 2019 – )

On 29 August 2019, the parliament elected Dmytro Razumkov from Servant of the People as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. On the same day, Razumkov officially announced all the names of parliamentary factions and deputy groups in parliament of the 9th convocation.

On 7 October 2021, Razumkov was removed from his position after a vote in which 284 MPs voted in favor of his dismissal. The dismissal was initiated by the ruling party Servant of the People after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed disappointment in Razumkov for not supporting the party's initiatives and declaring that "he is not a member of our team anymore". Razumkov was replaced by his first deputy Ruslan Stefanchuk (also from Servant of the People) a day later.

Office Deputy Vote Since Parliamentary affiliation
Chairman Dmytro Razumkov 382–26–0 29 August 2019 - 7 October 2021 Non-affiliated
Ruslan Stefanchuk 261–3–63 8 October 2021
First Deputy Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk 330–26–40 29 August 2019 - 8 October 2021
Oleksandr Kornienko 256–4–80 19 October 2021
Deputy Chairman Olena Kondratiuk 318–0–37 29 August 2019
Faction leader(s) Davyd Arakhamia 29 August 2019 Servant of the People
Yuriy Boyko and Vadim Rabinovich 29 August 2019 – 3 November 2022 Opposition Platform — For Life
Yuriy Boyko 3 November 2022
Artur Herasymov and Iryna Herashchenko 29 August 2019 European Solidarity
Yulia Tymoshenko Batkivshchyna
Yaroslav Zheleznyak 29 August 2019 – 17 December 2021 Holos
Oleksandra Ustinova 17 December 2021
Group leader(s) Viktor Bondar and Taras Batenko For the Future
Oleh Kulinich 6 December 2019 Dovira

Members

#5C068C – For the Future (deputy group)
Trust (deputy group)
– non-faction members

Parliamentary factions and groups

Government party (236)

Government support (35)

Opposition (71)

Others (61)

Vacant seats (47)


Committees

The Verkhovna Rada approved the composition of its 23 committees on 29 August 2019. This was done without a parliamentary debate, and to the dismay of some people's deputies who chanted: "shame!" and "what are you doing?". 19 of the 23 committees are headed by representatives of Servant of the People.

The committees and their management are as follows:

Committee on Matters of Agriculture and Land Policy

Committee on Matters of Anti-corruption Policy

  • Chairperson= Anastasiya Radina (Servant of the People)
  • First Deputy Yaroslav Yurchyshyn [uk] (Holos)
  • Secretary Volodymyr Kabachenko (Batkivshchyna)

Committee on Matters of the Budget

  • Chairperson Yuriy Aristov (politician) (Servant of the People)
  • First Deputy Ivan Krulko (Batkivshchyna)
  • Secretary Volodymyr Tsabal (Holos)

Committee on Matters of Economic Development

Committee on Matters of Digital Transformation

  • Chairperson Mykhailo Kriachko (Servant of the People)
  • First Deputy Kira Rudyk (Holos)
  • Secretary Serhiy Larin (Opposition Platform — For Life)

Committee on Matters of Education, Science and Innovation

Committee on Matters of Energy and Utilities

Committee on Matters of Environmental Policy and the Use of Natural Resources

  • Chairperson Oleh Bondarenko (Servant of the People)
  • First Deputy Stepan Ivakhiv (For the Future)
  • Secretary Oleksandr Feldman (Opposition Platform — For Life)

Committee on Matters of Foreign Policy and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation

Committee on Matters of Freedom of Speech

  • Chairperson Nestor Shufrych (Opposition Platform — For Life)
  • Deputy Yevheniy Brahar (Servant of the People)
  • Secretary Serhiy Shvets (Servant of the People)

Committee on Matters of Human Rights, Deoccupation and Integration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts as well as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, National Minorities, Inter-ethnic Relations

  • Chairperson Dmytro Lubinets (For the Future)
  • First Deputy Maksym Tkachenko (Servant of the People)
  • Secretary Rustem Umerov (Holos)

Committee on Matters of Humanitarian and Information Policy

Committee on Matters of Integration of Ukraine with the European Union

Committee on Matters of Law Enforcement

Committee on Matters of Legal Policy

  • Chairperson Andriy Kostin (Servant of the People)
  • First Deputy Vasyl Nimchenko (Opposition Platform — For Life)
  • Secretary Oleh Makarov (Holos)

Committee on Matters of National Security, Defense, and Intelligence

Committee on Matters of the Nation's Health, Healthcare and Medical Insurance

Committee on Matters of Organization of State Power, Local Self-government, and Regional and Urban Development

Committee on Matters of Parliamentary Regulations, Deputy Ethics, and the Operation of the Verkhovna Rada

  • Chairperson Serhiy Kalchenko (Servant of the People)
  • First Deputy Serhiy Yevtushok (Batkivshchyna)
  • Secretary Mykhailo Papiev (Opposition Platform — For Life)

Committee on Matters of Social Policy and Protection of Veterans' Rights

  • Chairperson Halyna Tretiakova (Servant of the People)
  • First Deputy Mykhailo Tsymbaliuk (Batkivshchyna)
  • Secretary Mykola Babenko (Dovira)

Committee on Matters of Transport and Infrastructure

  • Chairperson Yuriy Kisiel (Servant of the People)
  • First Deputy Yulia Klymenko (Holos)
  • Secretary Hennadii Vatsak (Dovira)

Committee on Matters of Youth and Sport

Committee on Matters of Finances, and Tax and Customs Policy


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